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>> so much better on gay rights than chuck hagel is. does anyone seriously think that the obama administration, because it has chuck hagel there, is not committed now -- >> it is not just republicans is what i am saying. chuck schumer has been very step tepid in his support for him. >> because chuck schumer, on these types of middle east questions, is closer to lindsay graham and john mccain than he is to in many ways to barack obama. >> many senators, democrats and republicans, are further away than chuck hagel than many senators are. >> listen. how many people agree with your point of view is not the test of that point of view's validity. most people, it turns out in this case, were actually wrong in very, very big ways about critical decisions that costs the u.s. this is what frustrates me when people say chuck hagel is out of the mainstream. the people in congress who had the good sense to oppose the iraq war and raise questions, were out of the mainstream, and darn right, i actually want that in a secretary of defense. somebody who
>> so much better on gay rights than chuck hagel is. does anyone seriously think that the obama administration, because it has chuck hagel there, is not committed now -- >> it is not just republicans is what i am saying. chuck schumer has been very step tepid in his support for him. >> because chuck schumer, on these types of middle east questions, is closer to lindsay graham and john mccain than he is to in many ways to barack obama. >> many senators, democrats and...
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he's chuck hagel. >> chuck knows war is not a distraction. he understands that sending young americans to fight and bleed in the dirt and mud, that's something we only do when it's absolutely necessary. my frame of reference, he has said, is geared towards the guy at the bottom who is doing the fighting and the dying. >> senator hagel, though, may not have an easy confirmation. here is the reaction today from senator john mccain, a one-time political ally who once considered hagel as a running mate. i have serious concerns about the positions senator hagel has taken on a range of critical issues in recent years which we will fully consider in the course of the confirmation process. he's talking about iran, his willingness to consider cuts to the budget, and perhaps his pro -pro pro-israel support. >> i'm a united states senator, not an israeli senator, but my first interest, i take an oath of office to the constitution. >> lindsey graham said his former colleague would, quote, be the most antagonistic secretary of defense toward israel in the
he's chuck hagel. >> chuck knows war is not a distraction. he understands that sending young americans to fight and bleed in the dirt and mud, that's something we only do when it's absolutely necessary. my frame of reference, he has said, is geared towards the guy at the bottom who is doing the fighting and the dying. >> senator hagel, though, may not have an easy confirmation. here is the reaction today from senator john mccain, a one-time political ally who once considered hagel...
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. >>> i'm going to go chuck hagel when i finish here and say i'm sorry, sorry this has happened. i'm sorry for the president. i'm sorry for the country and i'm sorry for you, but we're not going to give up on you. >> democrats vowing to stand by their man, even as republicans delivered a sharp rebuke to fellow republican chuck hagel this week in his bid to become defense secretary. joining me now is republican senator john barrasso from wyoming. senator, thanks for being here. >> thank you, candy. >> something caught our eye that senator mccain said in explaining the republican -- part of the republican resistance to hagel in which he says it goes back to there's a lot of ill will towards senator hagel because when he was a republican, he attacked president bush mercilessly, at one point said he was the worst president since herbert hoover and said that the surge was the worst blunder since the vietnam war which is nonsense and was very anti his own party and people. people don't forget that. is this a revenge vote? mean, this seems -- i understand that people, a lot of republica
. >>> i'm going to go chuck hagel when i finish here and say i'm sorry, sorry this has happened. i'm sorry for the president. i'm sorry for the country and i'm sorry for you, but we're not going to give up on you. >> democrats vowing to stand by their man, even as republicans delivered a sharp rebuke to fellow republican chuck hagel this week in his bid to become defense secretary. joining me now is republican senator john barrasso from wyoming. senator, thanks for being here....
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a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was cancelled. later hagel was asked about karzai's accusation. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner in an attempt to smooth over the dispute. >>> new york city council speaker christine quinn has officially tossed her hat into the race for mayor. the democrat is vowing to be an advocate for the middle class. if elected, quinn would become new york city's first female and first openly gay mayor. current mayor michael bloomberg is expected to endorse her when he leaves office next year. >>> britain's queen elizabeth will go on live television tomorrow and do something many people say is way overdue. first of all, it will be her first public appearance since spending a few days in the hospital. but here's what's making news now. she'll
a joint news conference between karzai and hagel was cancelled. later hagel was asked about karzai's accusation. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true. that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel and karzai later met over dinner in an attempt to smooth over the dispute. >>> new york...
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reacting to a bombing in kabul yesterday, which killed at least nine people during a visit by chuck hagel. a visit by karzai and hagel was canceled but the two did meet privately. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true, that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect any prospects of peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel visited with u.s. and afghan troops to thank them for their service. >>> as thousands of american tourists head to mexico for spring break, the recently pointed a tourism minister of a western mexican state is killed. he was shot to death by gunmen while driving in his car. authorities say the attack may have been related to his private business dealings. >>> back here in the u.s., a terrible accident, six teenagers are kill and two others injured in a single car accident in warn, ohio. police say a honda suv went off the road around 7:00 this morning, hit a guardrail and then rolled of near a pond. divers were called in to help
reacting to a bombing in kabul yesterday, which killed at least nine people during a visit by chuck hagel. a visit by karzai and hagel was canceled but the two did meet privately. >> we did discuss those comments. i told the president it was not true, that the united states was unilaterally working with the taliban in trying to negotiate anything. the fact is any prospect any prospects of peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> hagel visited with u.s....
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make hagel talk. i think that could do the greatest damage. specifically, i would ask him why he sent letters in support of israel are stupid. and let him explain that. he's refused to sign many letters that support israel. his explanation was these letters are stupid. what does that mean? let chuck hagel explain it. >> you have an answer to that, hilary? >> i think what ari is saying is out of context. he obviously has sent several letters himself in support of israel. he sent letters to the secretary-general for instance about iran and concerns about protecting israel. so i think that hagel has a record he can talk about. i don't think he's going to talk himself into trouble the way republicans like ari are hoping. i think he's going to talk about the president's agenda and why he's going to be a good steward for the defense department. it's, you know, i, myself, would rather be having a fight over susan rice's confirmation than chuck hagel's but having said that, i think that chuck hagel is the pre
make hagel talk. i think that could do the greatest damage. specifically, i would ask him why he sent letters in support of israel are stupid. and let him explain that. he's refused to sign many letters that support israel. his explanation was these letters are stupid. what does that mean? let chuck hagel explain it. >> you have an answer to that, hilary? >> i think what ari is saying is out of context. he obviously has sent several letters himself in support of israel. he sent...
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had issued an apology. >> reporter: on hagel's support for israel, critics continue to say hagel is soft. so the hagel war room got an endorsement from chuck schumer, a prominent voice. but the mega donor and his wife who gave tens and millions of dollars to a super pac supporting mitt romney says not so fast. as a member of the republican jewish coalition, he's calling gop senators to issue a no vote. the potential campaign cash not easily forgotten. one senator who hasn't announced how he will vote is senator john mccain, republican of arizona, a long-time friend of chuck hagel's. the two men fell out over there's disagreements about the iraq war. but if mccai votes for hagel, and that is not certain, if he does, the opponents of chuck hagel may have a much tougher case to make. barbara starr, cnn, the pentagon. >> one of chuck hagel's leading supporters is also a former senator, a fellow vietnam veteran. senator, thanks for joining us. you're going to be in the front row right behind chuck hagel. you strongly support him. i know he's been a close friend of yours. listen to republ
had issued an apology. >> reporter: on hagel's support for israel, critics continue to say hagel is soft. so the hagel war room got an endorsement from chuck schumer, a prominent voice. but the mega donor and his wife who gave tens and millions of dollars to a super pac supporting mitt romney says not so fast. as a member of the republican jewish coalition, he's calling gop senators to issue a no vote. the potential campaign cash not easily forgotten. one senator who hasn't announced how...
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the proposals he's made that have already come under fire, for example, reporting republican chuck hagel as secretary of defense has not gone over well with republicans, especially the neoconservative crowd. so that outreach which traditionally would be bridge building has actually in this environment created a lot of blowback. and the question is whether policy moves like immigration reform, can they really cobble together any kind of bipartisan coalition? bush backed it, but will it now mean republicans support it? >> when we're talking with melody barnes, does he pick gun control or immigration? gun control being an issue that's highly polarized. immigration where you've got marko ruma marco rubio with ideas that jibe with the president. >> the thing about immigration, all democrats are united on it. the thing with gun control, the president has a problem in his own party on what to do. if i were advising the white house -- and i don't, but i talk to people who do work there -- i think they're looking at immigration sort of as a big early issue that they can get done. i think they wan
the proposals he's made that have already come under fire, for example, reporting republican chuck hagel as secretary of defense has not gone over well with republicans, especially the neoconservative crowd. so that outreach which traditionally would be bridge building has actually in this environment created a lot of blowback. and the question is whether policy moves like immigration reform, can they really cobble together any kind of bipartisan coalition? bush backed it, but will it now mean...
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hagel who met with u.s. troops denies the claims. >> any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. that has to come from the afghan side. >> the commander of nato led forces in afghanistan also calls karzai's claim categorically false. >>> nelson mandela is resting at home after a saturday night stay at the hospital. that's according to a statement from a presidential spokesman. doctors say the scheduled tests showed mandela is doing pretty well. the former south african president hasn't been seen in public since 2010. >>> starting tomorrow, new york city begins its ban on big sugary soft drinks. the ban limits the size of drinks to 16 ounces. mayor bloomberg's move is designed to reduce obesity rate, covers everything from restaurants and theaters to fast food joints and food carts. >>> let's talk about sheryl sandberg, the facebook coo who was pushing a new kind of memphis tick agenda. and let's just say sandberg's ideas have proved to be polar i'ding. after all, sandb
hagel who met with u.s. troops denies the claims. >> any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. that has to come from the afghan side. >> the commander of nato led forces in afghanistan also calls karzai's claim categorically false. >>> nelson mandela is resting at home after a saturday night stay at the hospital. that's according to a statement from a presidential spokesman. doctors say the scheduled tests showed mandela is doing...
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chuck hagel wins over a major critic in his nomination for defense secretary. at this very moment, a key democratic senator is announcing his support for this embattled nominee. senior congressional correspondent dana bash is on capitol hill. and tell us why this is so important to hagel's nomination. >> this is important because the former senator chuck hagel certainly has been in a lot of trouble and this support from chuck schumer, who is the number three democrat in the senate, makes it pretty likely that he is going to get confirmed. not a sure thing, but it makes it a lot more likely. let me read you a part of what chuck schumer said in a statement. he said based on several key assurances, i'm currently prepared to vote for his confirmation. i encourage my senate colleagues who have shared my previous concerns to also support him. now, the background here is that the two men met for 90 minutes yesterday to discuss the concerns. and the concerns that senator schumer has or had are really similar to what many current senators have. those that have concerns.
chuck hagel wins over a major critic in his nomination for defense secretary. at this very moment, a key democratic senator is announcing his support for this embattled nominee. senior congressional correspondent dana bash is on capitol hill. and tell us why this is so important to hagel's nomination. >> this is important because the former senator chuck hagel certainly has been in a lot of trouble and this support from chuck schumer, who is the number three democrat in the senate, makes...
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chuck hagel is telling reporters that he assured karzai that is simply not the case. >>> new overnight, the north korean army declaring an armistice agreement that ended the korean war in 1953 is invalid. that announcement coming on the heels of joint military exercises between the u.s. and south korea that are getting under way this morning. north korea calling the drills an open declaration of war and also threatening a new clear attack against the united states. they are clearly raising the rhetoric here, but analysts say the north is nowhere near the technology to back that threat up. the north has nullified the armistice agreement several times in the past we should also add that. >>> police in warren, ohio say speed was definitely a factor in the suv crash that killed six teens over the weekend, but it is not known just how fast the driver was going when the car went off the road, flipped over, and ended up in the pond. the six victims range in age from 14 to 19. their families and friends now dealing with just unimaginable grief. >> i kept seeing people walking around and i thou
chuck hagel is telling reporters that he assured karzai that is simply not the case. >>> new overnight, the north korean army declaring an armistice agreement that ended the korean war in 1953 is invalid. that announcement coming on the heels of joint military exercises between the u.s. and south korea that are getting under way this morning. north korea calling the drills an open declaration of war and also threatening a new clear attack against the united states. they are clearly...
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. >>> chuck hagel leaving afghanistan after a visit that really showed the growing split between kabul and washington. hagel meeting privately overnight in kabul with afghan president hamid karzai after he accused the united states with co-colluding with the taliban to keep afghanistan destabilized. >> we did discuss those comment s. i told the president it was not true, the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> kahrs sigh insists the u.s. is supporting the taliban in order to justify a continued american presence past 2014. >>> happening right now, keep your eye on the korean peninsula. they're beginning joint military expressways scheduled to last to months. now north korea is calling the drills an open declaration of war. north korea threatening a nuclear attack against the united states. >>> the national transportation safety board under fire for its decision to allow small pocket knives on board. they're all demanding the tsa reverse itself calling the ruling a safety threat. it takes effect in six weeks. cnn national corres
. >>> chuck hagel leaving afghanistan after a visit that really showed the growing split between kabul and washington. hagel meeting privately overnight in kabul with afghan president hamid karzai after he accused the united states with co-colluding with the taliban to keep afghanistan destabilized. >> we did discuss those comment s. i told the president it was not true, the fact is any prospect for peace or political settlements, that has to be led by the afghans. >> kahrs...
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but also should point out we just had a visit from chuck hagel, new secretary of defense to kabul, his first meeting with hamid karzai and during that hamid karzai made strange comments in which he suggested the americans and the taliban were somehow working together, somehow colluding to continue violence in the country, to give it justification for u.s. troops to stay there. that's been immediately knocked back by nato, and the white house today. but it show house tense this relationship is now, brooke, allegations like that could be made. >> whole other layer of murkiness because of that, the last bit you reported with chuck hagel there in what karzai is now saying. nick payton walsh, thank you very much for us, in beirut. >>> now to italy we go. the cardinals, they have arrived. the papal chimney is installed. and the catholic church is now ready to choose a new pope. so what now? starting tomorrow, 115 cardinal electors enter this code of silence inside the sistine chapel. each will be handed a paper ballot. tomorrow afternoon, they'll write down the name of their chosen candidate
but also should point out we just had a visit from chuck hagel, new secretary of defense to kabul, his first meeting with hamid karzai and during that hamid karzai made strange comments in which he suggested the americans and the taliban were somehow working together, somehow colluding to continue violence in the country, to give it justification for u.s. troops to stay there. that's been immediately knocked back by nato, and the white house today. but it show house tense this relationship is...
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>> no, you know, i know chuck hagel. and i'm very confident that first of all, he'll win confirmation. and, you know, we'll get some tough questions, but there is no question in my mind he'll be able to handle it. that's what secretary of defenses have to do. >> and the mood in there? >> it was great mood. >> okay. thank you for stopping. good luck to you. back to you, wolf. >> thank you very much. the president and the first lady, the vice president, the second lady. they have wrapped up their review of the troops. a nice gesture to wrap up an historic day on capitol hill. they're now in the presidential limos. the motorcade is getting ready to leave to depart capitol hill. and this will be the official start of the parade. they will go down pennsylvania avenue. they'll drive for a little while. but at some point, they will stop. they will get out. we are told the crowds will go crazy. they have been waiting for hours and hours on both sides of pennsylvania avenue. security is intense, obviously, for good reasons. but t
>> no, you know, i know chuck hagel. and i'm very confident that first of all, he'll win confirmation. and, you know, we'll get some tough questions, but there is no question in my mind he'll be able to handle it. that's what secretary of defenses have to do. >> and the mood in there? >> it was great mood. >> okay. thank you for stopping. good luck to you. back to you, wolf. >> thank you very much. the president and the first lady, the vice president, the second...